**The Xbox One and PlayStation 4: A Comprehensive Comparison**

As we delve into the world of next-generation gaming, it's essential to compare the two major players in the market: the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. In this article, we'll explore the similarities and differences between these two consoles, highlighting their key features, specs, and pricing.

**Controller Design and Features**

The controller for the PlayStation 4 is a significant departure from its predecessor. Not only is it a little bit bigger, but more importantly, it's a lot more ergonomic, making it much closer to the Xbox 360 controller than the PS3. It also has a touchpad in the center of the controller as well as a built-in speaker. However, I still prefer the Xbox One gamepad, which is very similar to the Xbox 360 controller and has been tweaked with improved ergonomics and a d-pad.

The PlayStation 4 controller does have Rumble motors inside the triggers, a feature that's missing from the PS3. Additionally, there's no more hump for the batteries on the back of the controller, making it a more streamlined design.

**Consoles Size and Power**

Something that's hard to tell from pictures is that the PlayStation 4 is much smaller than the Xbox One. This is even more impressive when you consider that the PlayStation 4 has its power brick built into the console itself, whereas the Xbox One has a separate power brick that's quite large.

As for specs, both consoles are very similar, with eight-core AMD Jaguar CPUs clocked around 1.6 gigahertz and integrated AMD graphics. However, the PS4 does have the graphics advantage, thanks to its larger GPU and 8 gigs of faster GDDR5 memory compared to DDR3 in the Xbox One.

**Media Capabilities**

Both consoles can play both Blu-rays as well as DVDs and game discs. If you prefer digital downloads, all games will be available day one on both consoles. However, some of these digital downloads can be absolutely massive, with sizes up to 50 gigabytes at times. To store all these massive games, the Xbox One and PS4 come standard with 500-gigabyte hard drives.

Interestingly, the PS4 does have a user-replaceable hard drive, allowing you to swap it out with something else if desired.

**Motion Controls**

The Xbox One comes standard with Kinect, although it's not mandatory and can be unplugged if not needed. The PlayStation 4, on the other hand, has the PlayStation 4 Eye, which is an optional accessory that will run you about $60.

Unfortunately, there's no backwards compatibility, so you won't be able to play your PS3 or Xbox 360 games on your new console. However, Sony does have a Gaikai streaming plan for the PS4, which would allow you to stream PS3 games online.

**Online Gaming and Subscription Services**

Both the Xbox One and PS4 will have paid online gaming services: Xbox Live Gold on the Xbox One and PlayStation Plus on the PS4. These services will run you $60 per year for Xbox Live Gold and $50 per year for PlayStation Plus, although both come with free games every month.

If you're an existing 360 or PS3 user, you can bring over your Xbox Live or PS plus membership to the new console, which will transfer all of your trophies and achievements. However, you won't be able to play any digital games unless using your old console.

**Additional Features**

The Xbox One has some additional features that require a subscription, including Hulu, Netflix, and the ability to record and stream your games. These features are free on the PS4 regardless of whether you pay for PlayStation Plus or not.

However, the Xbox One does have an NFL app as well as Skype built-in.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, at least on paper, the PS4 looks solid, with a smaller size, improved graphics capabilities, and a $100 price advantage over the Xbox One. Next time, we'll explore the games available for each console, which will undoubtedly be a major factor in your purchasing decision.

What are you leaning towards – the PS4 or the Xbox One? What are your pros and cons? Let us know in the comments below!

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys this is Austin and today and here's what you need to know about the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one so both consoles will be out here in the next few months so let's take a look to see exactly which one is going to be best for you to start with we have the PlayStation 4 which will be coming in at $400 and will be released on November 15th in the United States and November 29th in Europe included with the PlayStation 4 is going to be the controller an HDMI cable as well as a pair of earbuds which will double as your headset moving on to the Xbox one it will run you five hundred dollars and be released sometime in November or early next year in some parts of the world and in the box included is the new Kinect a headset controller and HDMI cable I was able to try both consoles and controllers at e3 this year the new Dual Shock for the PlayStation 4 is a major improvement over the last version as not only is a little bit bigger but more importantly it's a lot more ergonomic so it's much closer to the Xbox 360 controller than the ps3 it also does have a touchpad in the center of the controller as well as a built-in speaker however I still prefer the Xbox one gamepad so it's very similar to the Xbox 360 controller which is a good thing however they have tweaked a lot of the ergonomics as well as improved the d-pad it also now does have Rumble motors inside the triggers as well as no more hump for the batteries on the back of the controller moving on to the consoles something that's hard to tell from pictures is that the PlayStation 4 is much smaller than the Xbox one so this is even more impressive when you consider that the PlayStation 4 has its power brick built and whereas the Xbox one while being much larger also has a giant power brick to go along with it as far as specs go they're very similar as both the Xbox one and ps4 have eight core AMD Jaguar CPUs clocked around 1.6 gigahertz as well as integrated AMD graphics the ps4 does have the graphics advantage with both a 50% larger GPU as well as 8 gigs of faster gddr5 memory as opposed to ddr3 in the Xbox one both consoles can play both blu-rays as well as DVDs and of course game discs and if you like to go the digital download route all games will be available day 1 on both consoles however as far as these digital downloads go some of these can be absolutely massive up to 50 gigabytes at times to store all these massive games both the Xbox one and ps4 come standard with 500 gigabyte hard drives however just like with the ps3 the ps4 does have a user replaceable hard drive so if you'd like you can swap that out with something else as far as motion controls go like I said earlier the Xbox one does come standard with Kinect however it does not mandatory and you do not even have to plug it in if you don't want now the PlayStation 4 does have the PlayStation 4 eye and that is actually an optional accessory which will run you about $60 unfortunately there's no backwards compatibility so you won't be able to play your 360 or ps3 games on your new console however Sony does have Gaikai streaming plan for the ps4 which would allow you to stream ps3 games online however this is just a plant and we'll see if it ever actually shows up in this generation online gaming is going to be paid both on the Xbox and the PlayStation so that of course would be Xbox Live the Xbox one and PlayStation Plus for the PlayStation 4 now these are going to run you $50 from PlayStation Plus per year and $60 for Xbox Live per year and both of these services do come with free games every month if you have a 360 or ps3 you can bring over your Xbox Live or PS plus membership to the new console which will bring all of your trophies and achievements over however you will not be able to play any of your digital games unless of course you're using your old console just like the 360 if you don't pay for life on the Xbox one you are losing out on some features including hulu netflix and the ability to record and stream your games whereas all these features are free on the ps4 regardless of you pay for PlayStation Plus or not however the Xbox one does have an NFL app as well as Skype built in alright so that was a lot of information so basically right now at least on paper the ps4 is looking solid as not only is it smaller but it's also more powerful and $100 cheaper than the Xbox one however next time I will go over the games which of course is a huge reason why you might want to buy the ps4 or the Xbox one but definitely be sure to let me know what you guys think what are you leaning towards ps4 Xbox one pros cons all that kind of stuff definitely be sure to let me know what you think in the comments below anyway thank you guys so much for watching if you enjoyed definitely be sure subscribe to the channel to get lots more Xbox one and PlayStation 4 coverage anyway guys I will catch you next timehey guys this is Austin and today and here's what you need to know about the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one so both consoles will be out here in the next few months so let's take a look to see exactly which one is going to be best for you to start with we have the PlayStation 4 which will be coming in at $400 and will be released on November 15th in the United States and November 29th in Europe included with the PlayStation 4 is going to be the controller an HDMI cable as well as a pair of earbuds which will double as your headset moving on to the Xbox one it will run you five hundred dollars and be released sometime in November or early next year in some parts of the world and in the box included is the new Kinect a headset controller and HDMI cable I was able to try both consoles and controllers at e3 this year the new Dual Shock for the PlayStation 4 is a major improvement over the last version as not only is a little bit bigger but more importantly it's a lot more ergonomic so it's much closer to the Xbox 360 controller than the ps3 it also does have a touchpad in the center of the controller as well as a built-in speaker however I still prefer the Xbox one gamepad so it's very similar to the Xbox 360 controller which is a good thing however they have tweaked a lot of the ergonomics as well as improved the d-pad it also now does have Rumble motors inside the triggers as well as no more hump for the batteries on the back of the controller moving on to the consoles something that's hard to tell from pictures is that the PlayStation 4 is much smaller than the Xbox one so this is even more impressive when you consider that the PlayStation 4 has its power brick built and whereas the Xbox one while being much larger also has a giant power brick to go along with it as far as specs go they're very similar as both the Xbox one and ps4 have eight core AMD Jaguar CPUs clocked around 1.6 gigahertz as well as integrated AMD graphics the ps4 does have the graphics advantage with both a 50% larger GPU as well as 8 gigs of faster gddr5 memory as opposed to ddr3 in the Xbox one both consoles can play both blu-rays as well as DVDs and of course game discs and if you like to go the digital download route all games will be available day 1 on both consoles however as far as these digital downloads go some of these can be absolutely massive up to 50 gigabytes at times to store all these massive games both the Xbox one and ps4 come standard with 500 gigabyte hard drives however just like with the ps3 the ps4 does have a user replaceable hard drive so if you'd like you can swap that out with something else as far as motion controls go like I said earlier the Xbox one does come standard with Kinect however it does not mandatory and you do not even have to plug it in if you don't want now the PlayStation 4 does have the PlayStation 4 eye and that is actually an optional accessory which will run you about $60 unfortunately there's no backwards compatibility so you won't be able to play your 360 or ps3 games on your new console however Sony does have Gaikai streaming plan for the ps4 which would allow you to stream ps3 games online however this is just a plant and we'll see if it ever actually shows up in this generation online gaming is going to be paid both on the Xbox and the PlayStation so that of course would be Xbox Live the Xbox one and PlayStation Plus for the PlayStation 4 now these are going to run you $50 from PlayStation Plus per year and $60 for Xbox Live per year and both of these services do come with free games every month if you have a 360 or ps3 you can bring over your Xbox Live or PS plus membership to the new console which will bring all of your trophies and achievements over however you will not be able to play any of your digital games unless of course you're using your old console just like the 360 if you don't pay for life on the Xbox one you are losing out on some features including hulu netflix and the ability to record and stream your games whereas all these features are free on the ps4 regardless of you pay for PlayStation Plus or not however the Xbox one does have an NFL app as well as Skype built in alright so that was a lot of information so basically right now at least on paper the ps4 is looking solid as not only is it smaller but it's also more powerful and $100 cheaper than the Xbox one however next time I will go over the games which of course is a huge reason why you might want to buy the ps4 or the Xbox one but definitely be sure to let me know what you guys think what are you leaning towards ps4 Xbox one pros cons all that kind of stuff definitely be sure to let me know what you think in the comments below anyway thank you guys so much for watching if you enjoyed definitely be sure subscribe to the channel to get lots more Xbox one and PlayStation 4 coverage anyway guys I will catch you next time